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Jean Cocteau
AuthorBooks · Second hand1889-1963
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th century and highly influential on the Surrealist and Dadaist movements, among others. The National Observer suggested that "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man".
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Birth
1889
Death
1963
First book
1908
Years writing
55
Jean Cocteau was a multifaceted artist who excelled in literature, painting, cinema, and design.
His masterpiece Les Enfants Terribles is a fundamental pillar of 20th-century French narrative.
Beyond writing, Cocteau explored the world of occultism and the design of everyday objects like stamps and jewelry.
His cinematic vision was immortalized in surrealist classics such as Beauty and the Beast and Orpheus.
Throughout his life, he produced over 600 works that challenged the boundaries between different artistic disciplines.